Monday, 31 May 2010

Ermenegildo Zegna x Girard Perregaux limited edition centennial watch

pictures credit: ermenegildo zegna

i walked past new bond street last saturday, and the amazing display at ermenegildo zegna stopped me in my tracks. against the backdrop of a huge watch was an exquisite timepiece, and a special magnifying lense on the window for all to marvel at the intricacies of the watch. and before i had time to say "not another fashion watch", that was actually a special time piece created by Swiss watch maker, girard perregaux.

created by, but not created with it seems.

the watch is absolutely gorgeous. i love everything about it: the sheer simplicity in design, right down to the rose gold casing and black alligator strap. as part of zegna's 100th birthday celebrations, they commissioned girard perregaux to create a limited edition of 100 watches (widely reported to be 100, but zegna's facebook page said it was edition of 350...).

in my personal opinion, i felt that zegna could have put their stamp on a really exciting watch design on this special occasion, rather than seemingly lending their name to a girard perregaux watch. the watch retails for £21,000. which agains beg the question: if i am willing to spend £21,000, would i go for the zegna x girard perregaux, or the girard perregaux, considering both designs are so similar?

regular readers would know that i am on the search of a timepiece. beautiful as the watch might be, my search for the watch continues...